Profiles of the Participants

Abstract

Xavier Batalla is the Diplomatic Correspondent of La Vanguardia and Deputy Director of Vanguardia Dossier, a journal on politics and international relations published in Barcelona. He is a member of the Scientific Council of Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos and he has been a professor on international relations for ten years (1992-2002) at the Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona). His latest books are Afganistán. La guerra del siglo XXI (Prize Ciutat de Barcelona de Periodismo 2001) and ¿Por qué Irak? (2003). He was awarded in 2006 with the prize Salvador de Madariaga for his articles on Europe. He was trained as an Industrial Engineer and has a Bachelor in Philosophy and Journalism.